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Tiny House Design Competition 2017

TINY HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION 2017

Home is a domain that is intimate to all of us. Beyond its everyday function as a physical shelter for people and their activities, it connects with its user on a personal and emotional level.

The modern day scenario of environmental and financial concerns along with the desire to have more freedom has led people to follow simpler and efficient ways of living. With the rapid growth of technology and smart living there lies an opportunity for efficient spaces with the feeling of homeliness and personal touch points.

The Tiny House Movement celebrates this concept of simple yet resourceful living. The homes can be designed as an innovation of maximum usable space in minimum footprint, thus redefining sustainability.

Living small, yet Living it All.

THE CHALLENGE

The Design of the house should be innovative and creative with a sustainable edge. The relation between the exterior and interior spaces ought to be taken into consideration. The proposal should be well conceptualized. Most importantly, the area of the house should not exceed 250 sq.ft.

Mobility being a vital factor, the house need not be self-mobile, but should be treated as an extension that can be towed easily by a car or pickup truck. However, the participants can avoid the issue of mobility altogether but provide a strong justification for the same.

The Interior Program Spaces include:

Living Area | Sleeping Area for 2 | Cooking and Dining Area Toilet | Workspace.

Client Interaction is one of the critical components of the design proposal. For the purpose of this competition, entrants may assume an individual, couple, or a genre of people, based on the design concept.

AWARDS

Prizes of total $3200 USD, broken down as follows:

1^st Prize: $1600 USD + Certificate

2^nd Prize: $1000 USD + Certificate

3^rd Prize: $600 USD + Certificate

10 Honourable mentions: Certificates

Winners and honourable mentions will be published on Volume Zero website and several international architecture and design magazines.

JURORS:

Abraham Cota Pardes

Principal Architect

Abraham Cota Paredes Arquitectos

Andrew Patterson

Principal Architect

Patterson Associates

Didier Ryan

Principal Architect

Under Current Architects

Md. Rafiq Azam

Principal Architect

Shatotto Architecture for Green Living – wikipedia page on Rafiq Azam

Sameep Padora

Principal Architect

Sameep Padora and Associate

SCHEDULE

Early Registration Starts: 1^st June 2017

Early Registration Ends: 31^st July 2017

Standard Registration Starts: 1^st August 2017

Standard Registration Ends: 31^st August 2017

Closing Day for Submissions: 1^st September 2017

Announcement of Winners: 1^st October 2017

*Note: All deadlines are 11:59 pm – 00:00 IST (India).

REGISTRATION

Early Registration: From 1st June 2017 to 31st July 2017

For Indian nationals- INR 1700 (per team)

For Foreign nationals- EUR 65 (per team)

Standard Registration: From 1st August 2017 to 31st August 2017

For Indian nationals- INR 2000 (per team)

For Foreign nationals- EUR 85 (per team)

Entrants may register by filling the registration form and submitting it with the appropriate payment through our secure gateway on the website competition.volzero.com

ELIGIBILITY

Tiny House Design Competition is open to all. We invite architects, students, engineers, designers, thinkers, companies, organizations and everyone interested in the mission of the competition to submit their ideas. No professional qualifications are necessary.

OTHER DETAILS

Host Website: http://volzero.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/volzero/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volume_zero/

Tiny House Design Competition image / information received 170617

Location: Port des Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris, France

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